About
Our Story
Two Decades of Impact and Growth
Founded in 2006, Momenta was created with a clear mission: to create experiences that discover strengths and foster growth through accessible, year-round outdoor programming. As a local business we uphold rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency in everything we do.
Our unique approach is deeply informed by current, best-practice research across youth development, social work, adventure therapy, and experiential education. This ensures our programs are not only safe and engaging but also profoundly meaningful and appropriately challenging for every client. At Momenta, we weave a strengths-based perspective, our core values, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, and radical acceptance into every aspect of our work.
Our Values
We teach to and lead by our values.
We have fun
We take care of eachother
We are respectful
We join in
We are safe
Our Team
Lise and Sara co-founded Momenta in 2006. They are supported by Momenta’s team of Instructors and Youth Workers.
Lise Brown (she/her)
Lise is a facilitator and Co-Founder of Momenta. Lise began her career at camps in Manitoba as an outdoor educator and guide. She completed a Bachelor of Recreation in 2001, a Master of Social Work in 2007 at the University of Manitoba, and the Forest School Practitioner training in 2015. Lise combines these practice areas to provide clinical direction, facilitate groups, and counsel individuals in urban and wilderness environments with a focus on physical and emotional safety, successful participation, fun, and meaningful activity.
Lise is a skilled, experiential facilitator who delivers workshops in her areas of expertise, which include trauma-informed practices, anti-oppressive practices, strengths-based behaviour management, values-led leadership and strategic planning, and ethical outdoor education.
Sara Harrison, (she/her)
Sara is a facilitator and Co-Founder of Momenta. Sara has been sharing experiences with clients in remote areas since 1998. She has an undergraduate degree in Criminology, completed the Canadian Outdoor Leadership Training Program, is a graduate of the Applied Counselling Program, and is a provincially licensed EMT.
She specializes in designing and delivering therapeutic adventure, outdoor education, and recreation programs across Manitoba. Sara facilitates workshops on topics including program development and design, values-based policy development and leadership, risk management and positive youth engagement.
Lise Brown
Podcasts & Publications
Breaking New Ground in an Outdoor Adventure
Pause and Pivot with Lise and Bobbi
Lise Brown: Release Your Creativity Through Outdoor Adventures
Colonial Counselling: A Conversation with Lise Brown
Adding to Momenta’s commitment to inclusive practices, co-founder Lise has been recognized for her impactful contributions. Her insights are featured in the “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Field Guide” (2022), a testament to her leadership in fostering accessible and equitable experiential learning.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Field Guide: Stories of Lived Experiences, Edited by Rita Yerkes, Denise Mitten, Karen Warren, Association for Experiential Education (2022).
The field guide was envisioned by Dr. Nina Roberts and Sky Gray as a tool that leaders could use in the field, classroom, or boardroom. It is a conversation starter, a source of inspiration, and a call to action. Readers are challenged to dig deep, engage, and listen to the voices with open hearts and minds to make personal and systemic program changes. In addition to personal reflections, the guide contains a glossary of terms and social justice quotes to help spark discussion, reflection, and action.
Momenta’s Publication
Adventure For Good: An Ethical Approach
To Land Engagement
Excerpt: “….Technology and innovation govern the way humans engage with the land today. Industrialization has taught us to prioritize efficiency, but at what cost? …Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have been in relationship with each other and with the land. They were the first stewards who learned, grew, played, and nourished these very grounds here on
Mikinaak Minising. The colonization of Mikinaak Minising swept the land of Indigenous knowledge. ….”
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Careers
We are proud to mentor program participants interested in outdoor education and youth work, guiding them through a clear pathway to volunteer and staff positions within our organization.
This commitment allows us to cultivate the next generation of leaders while building a team deeply rooted in our values and experiences. Get in touch for more information.
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